PREVIEW: Baseball Hosts Conference Foe Chatt State

Baseball continues conference play against Chattanooga State Friday and Saturday coming off of a 2-0 sweep of Bryan College's JV team on Monday. They are currently 12-9 overall, 4-3 in the conference and are currently on a three-game winning streak. Friday's single game starts at 2:00 ET and Saturday's doubleheader starts at 12:00 ET.

The Tigers are 16-8 this season and are eighth in the TCCAA. They are also currently on a three-game winning streak, coming off of a sweep of Piedmont College's JV team on Monday. Noah Fitzgerald leads the TCCAA in batting average with a .462 clip, and he and Ty Delancy are tied atop the TCCAA leaderboard with 30 RBI a piece.

Cleveland State will take a break from conference play to face Piedmont College's JV team in Demorest, Ga. next Tuesday for their next series. Their doubleheader begins at 1:00 ET.

LAST THREE SERIES:

March 18 at Bryan JV, 2-0

March 15 & 16 vs. Motlow State, 1-2

March 11 at Roane State, split 1-1

NEXT THREE SERIES:

March 26 at Piedmont, doubleheader beginning at 1:00 ET

March 29 & 30 at Columbia State, 3/29 at 3:00 ET, 3/30 at 1:00 ET

April 1 vs. Piedmont, doubleheader beginning at 1:00 ET

CLEVELAND TEAM LEADERS:

BA: Tucker Mendenhall, .391

RBI: Rhett Baldwin, 19

HR: Rhett Baldwin, 3

R: Tucker Mendenhall, 18

SB: Tucker Mendenhall, 18 (second in TCCAA)

ERA: Ethan Walls, 4.15 in 26.0 IP

K: Ryan Inches, 49 in 28.1 IP (first in TCCAA)

CHATTANOOGA TEAM LEADERS:

BA: Noah Fitzgerald, .464 (first in TCCAA)

RBI: Noah Fitzgerald and Ty Delancy, 30 (first in TCCAA)

HR: Noah Fitzgerald, 4

R: Sean Cheely, 42 (first in TCCAA)

SB: Sean Cheely, 23 (first in TCCAA)

ERA: no qualifying pitchers

K: Landon Walker, 31 (fifth in TCCAA)

TCCAA Standings:

1. Walters State, 20-4 overall, 7-0 TCCAA

2. Motlow State, 17-7 overall, 6-1 TCCAA

3. Dyersburg State, 17-7 overall, 7-2 TCCAA

4. Cleveland State, 12-9 overall, 4-3 TCCAA

5. Columbia State, 9-16 overall, 4-5 TCCAA

6. Jackson State, 14-11 overall, 3-4 TCCAA

7. Roane State, 7-8 overall, 3-4 TCCAA

8. Chattanooga State, 16-8 overall, 2-4 TCCAA

9. Volunteer State, 7-16 overall, 1-7 TCCAA

10. Southwest Tennessee, 9-16 overall, 1-8 TCCAA